Thesaurus
tell (on)
Synonyms and Antonyms of tell (on)
- the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm
carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall (or enthral), ravish, transport
engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce
afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring
allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate
- detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates
fink, grass (on) [British slang], inform, rat (on), sing, snitch, split (on) [British], squeak, squeal, talk
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